Job 42:11

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Summary

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

All his brethren

Job 19:13

Proverbs 16:7

They bemoaned

Bible References

All his brethren

"He has put my brothers far from me, and those who knew me are wholly estranged from me.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

They bemoaned

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him.

Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.

I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him.

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.

Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.